SockTunnel

A modern Qt-based SOCKS proxy launcher with system proxy integration. Easily tunnel your traffic over SSH with a beautiful GUI.

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🚀 What is SockTunnel?

SockTunnel is a sleek, cross-platform desktop application built using Qt (C++17) to help you:

• 🔐 Securely tunnel your internet traffic using SSH SOCKS5 proxy
• 🌍 Instantly verify your public IP before and after tunneling
• 🧠 Auto-detect hosts from ~/.ssh/config for easy selection
• 🖥️ Seamlessly update system proxy settings (macOS & Linux)
• 🎨 Enjoy a clean and minimal UI

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🎯 Key Features

• ✅ GUI for launching ssh -D tunnels without touching the terminal
• ✅ Shows public IP before and after tunnel activation
• ✅ Compatible with any ~/.ssh/config entries
• ✅ Auto-selects available local ports for proxy binding
• ✅ System-wide proxy toggle (macOS/Linux)
• ✅ Built with Qt6, fully open source

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🖼️ Screenshots

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🛠️ Build Instructions

📦 Requirements

• Qt 6.x (Widgets, Network, SvgWidgets, DBus)
• CMake >= 3.16
• C++17 compatible compiler

🔧 Build (macOS)

git clone https://github.com/shubhamoy/SockTunnel.git
cd socktunnel
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
open SockTunnel.app